Re: [Swprograms] [dxld] RCI`s drastic schedule changes

[jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

Ricky:

Though you and I as shortwave afficionados would like to think 
otherwise, there is such a small overlap between shortwave and 
subscription satellite that I doubt cost recovery is a direct 
rationale.  To be truthful, RCI in English to USA has been in a slow, 
steady decline since the days of Ian McFarland.  There hasn't been USA-
specific content from RCI in many years.  I do think, however, that 
someone must have reasoned that if RCI were going to continue, it 
would need a new mission.  Sirius and the internet do a much better 
and more complete job relaying CBC content to the US than RCI ever did 
or ever could.  For RCI to contine to do this (and poorly) just wasn't 
going to work.  

Will this?  Who knows?  But it's understandable that RCI would at 
least try.

John Figliozzi
Halfmoon, NY

----- Original Message -----
From: Ricky Leong <rleong@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 3:13 pm
Subject: Re: [Swprograms] [dxld] RCI`s drastic schedule changes
To: Shortwave programming discussion <swprograms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > I think this can be understood only in the context of what CBC 
> has 
> > done over the past year to make its content available throughout 
> the 
> > continent via Sirius.
> 
> I'm also wondering whether some nutcase at CBC headquarters 
> ordered this 
> as a cost-recovery exercise: Why offer paid subscriptions on 
> satellite 
> when you're also giving away your programming free on shortwave?
> 
> Ricky Leong
> Calgary
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